New York M leaving behind the coach who led the worst season, leaving the best-performing big guns and going backwards
Sep 30, 2025
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Mets President David Stearns said on the 30th (Korea Standard Time) "Carlos believes that he has the advantages and assets that I evaluated when he was hired two years ago. Looking at what he did here, I think he lived up to that belief. There is no doubt that we have had a difficult season this year. We are all disappointed and frustrated. Mendoza said, "I don't think he's a very good coach."But we still have no doubt that he's a very good coach. We expect to demonstrate what we believe in."
The Mets finished the regular season with 83 wins and 79 losses this season, second in the NL East, and fourth in the wild card.
The Mets are among the clubs that spent the most money on the team this season. The opening payroll ranked first overall with $323 million, and the 40-man roster payroll, which is subject to luxury tax, ranks second after the Dodgers with $341.6 million. In particular, Juan Soto, the biggest fish in the FA market history, was recruited for 15 years and 765 million dollars last winter, expressing his desire and will to win.
However, he couldn't stop his roller coaster move and experienced the pain of falling from the front of the earth to fourth place as a wild card. The Mets maintained their 5.5-game East lead with 45 wins and 24 losses until June 13, and at the end of July, they won seven consecutive games and still maintained their global lead with 62 wins and 44 losses, inflating expectations that they would never be eliminated.
However, immediately after that, it collapsed with four consecutive losses, seven consecutive losses, and three consecutive losses, and eight consecutive losses on September 7-14. In the end, the Cincinnati Reds, who competed until the end for a wild card, secured a tiebreaker ahead of their opponents this year and advanced to the postseason even though they had the same performance as the Mets.
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However, local media reported in an article immediately after the end of the regular season on the previous day that the Mets' trust in Mendoza, who reached the postseason as a wild card last year and advanced to the League Championship Series, is still valid, predicting that he will take the helm until next year.
With Mendoza preserving his position, the coaches with him are expected to have mixed feelings of joy and sorrow. The Mets plan to organize a new coaching team to assist Mendoza after staff evaluation next week.
President Stearns held a press conference at Citi Field on the same day and analyzed that the reason why the Mets failed this year was because they failed to reinforce the mound properly despite a series of ▶ injuries, ▶ defense was poor, and ▶ hitters had excellent personal capabilities but failed to score enough points.
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An NL official said 'Pete performed very well compared to last year. That's a clear fact, and an AL official said "The lack of a qualifying offer is also a very favorable factor for him. Teams that were not very interested in him last winter will think differently this time.
Another NL official said, "(Through the new contract) I think it will easily break down $24 million a year. I think it will be a short-term (2 to 3 years) contract that includes opt-out from an appropriate amount. He said, "I'm sure he has great power, but I don't know if I can trust him again."
Another official said "There are not many big guns in this market. I think a lot of teams will give him the conditions he wants."
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
